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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
THUR8DAV. DEf BMBBB K. I#'*.
SECRETACENTS
COMETOAIDOF
PRINCESS CANTACUZENE
TRULYLAD^ BOUNTIFUL
Sleuths Are Searching
For Data About
Negroes.
\Ya*hing1on. Dec. 27.—Official* and
employe** of three executive depart*
inents of the government are now en-
gagcd In a search for data which the
president deem* It essential to ponses*
In order to la* prepared for Ida con
troversy with Senator Koraker over the
dismissal of the colored battalion that
»h* stationed at Brownsville. Texas.
Milton D. Purdy has gone to Browns
vllle in his capacity as assistant attor*
ne> genetal to procure some sworn
testimony from citizens of that town
who know about the shooting on the
night of August 13. Major Hlocksotn,
of the Inspector general's office, bus de
parted on a similar errand, and will
collaborate with Mr. Purdy ns the rep-
r#s#ntati\e of the war department.
Htenog-aphers accompany them.
Secret Agents After Clews.
The third department that Is active
In the cm-* is the treasury; at least,
that i« the understanding of senators
who are insisting upon an Investlga-
tim by the .senate. They assert that
they ha\c knowledge of the fact that
special agents or secret service men
have been, or are now, searching foi
incriminating evidence against tile lie-
trio e\-soldiers, although at the tmif-
, ui;. no Information on the subject k
vouchsafed.
Messrs. Purdy. Blocksom et al. arc
expected to bring back affidavits and
deposition* to prove that the president
was Justified, from a legal as well as
military standpoint, in dismissing the
battalion. By presenting such evidence
to the senate next week, friends of the
president hope to forestall an Invest I
gallon. But Senator Koraker will Insist
on an Inquiry by the military commit
tee.
Confers With Secretaries.
The president conferred again yes
terday with Secretaries Root and Taft,
while Mr. Koraker busted himself part
of the day In further fortifying him
self against the administration's ma
neuvers and contemplated counter-at
tacks.
Details of an Interesting plan to de
tect the men guilty of "shooting up**
Brownsville, which was merely hinted
at In the official report Issued by the
war deiMirtment hop ring on the dismis
sal of the battalion, were disclosed yes
terday. When the military authorities
first realized they would be unable to
get evidence of a conclusive character
against any of the negro soldiers, one
of the leading officers of the depart
ment here Is said to have advised the
employment of negro detectives and vl-
vsndleres, as they are called In France
and other European countries.
This 8cheme Rejected.
He suggested that the detectives be
attached to the secret sefvice and he
permitted to enlist us privates In the
Twenty-fifth Infantry, on the theory
that through their association
members «»( the battalion they could
glean clews In due time to the actual
THREATEN TO DYNAMITE
NORTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN.
IF $25,000 IS NOT PAID
Army of Occupation
to Suppress Dis
order.
Washington. Dec. 27.—Unsettled
ditlons exist in certain parts of Cuba,
and In Santa Clara provfce some law
less bands are operating and pillaging.
At the governor's instance General Bell
has ordered a considerable reinforce
ment of the garrison of American
troops In that province.
Governor Magoon. at Havana, has
ported these facts to Secretary Taft.
To Suppress Disorders.
Kor the first time since the second
occupation of the island by the Ameri
cans It lias become necessary for the
troops to undertake themselves the
suppression of these disorders Instead
or leaving the tusk to the native Ku
ban rurnle*. In some quarters this is
regarded as an indlcathn of the ina
bility of the Kuban civil authorities
permanently to maintain peace In the
Island.
There Is a possibility that Governor
Magoon will he taken away from Kuba
before long and sent to the Philip
pines to become vice governor.
Not Regarded Seriously.
Governor Mngoon, at Havana, yes
terday cabled Secretary Taft that a
Havana newspaper had printed it story
to the effect that Japanese had been
heard Intriguing to obtain control of
Cuba.
Governor Magoon ridicules the story,
and Secretary Taft also characterized
It as absurd and ridiculous.
FLOATERS ARE USED
TO DEFEAT KAISER
.Social Democrats Hope to
Capture Imperial Con
stituency of Berlin.
nndr
iipUied
TRIES TO SCALP MAh
AFTER KILLING HIM
elonged to the battalion
The vlvandleres, so-called, were to
glean the secret from the soldiers sun
pec ted of participation In the melee. In
another way. presumably by being
"good fellows" with the Infantrymen.
This scheme appealed to some of the
higher officials, but was finally rejected
aa Impracticable.
RE-ENLISTMENT PETITI0N8
AWAIT PURDY'8 REPORT.
Washington. Dec. 27.—It Is stated at
the war department that tto disposition
will be made of the applicants for re
enlistment of the members of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry, colored, who
were recently discharged without hon
or. pending the return to Washington
and report of Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Purdy.
This officer should have arrived a
Brownsville. Tex.. Tuesday night or
yeaterJay, accompanied by Major
Rlockaotn. of the Inspector general's
department, who made the original In
vestigation of the Brownsville affair,
and Wendell Mlchler, Secretary Taft s
stenographer, who are to assist In the
preparation of the evidence required by
the president.
Aak Food for Starving.
Chicago, Dec. 27.—The Illinois branch
of the American National Red Kroes
Society has sent out circular letters
urging that Its friends and patrons re
spond to President Roosevelt's recent
appeal for aid to the starving Chinese.
HANDSOME
UMBRELLAS
FOR XMAS
Nothing could lie
more appropriate Ht
this season as a sea
sonable Xmas gift
than one of the ele
gant line of I’mbrel-
las t am building to
order. Come hv and
look over my stoek
of handles. I put
them on mechanical
ly perfeet l frames,
guaranteeing work
manship and cover
for one year. Come
early and choose the
most select.
Paul Burkert,
No. 1 Viaduct Place.
Mob Storms Jail to Get
Slayer of Aged
Man.
I^is Animus, Colo., Dec. 27. Because
he had brutally murdered Henry Lav-
enmeyer, an aged farmer, a mob last
night tried to lynch a man who gave
the name of Lawrence iceberg, and
who Is In the cmtnjy Jail. The men
broke dowtv the wooden doors of the
prison, but met a determined resistance
when they attacked the steel doors.
Leberg got off n freight' train at
Robinson Tuesday ufetrnoon and se
cured food at the home of a farmer
llarlln. Dec. 27.—It
the Koclnl Democrat!
stealthy plaits to capture Hie eh
members of the reldistitg In the Imperial
constituency of Berlin, in which tin
ser's palace la Mhuit.-il.
This Is the only metropolitan count iitieti-
•;y that they have not yet held. They
lost It In IJHCi by only .Vd> tote*.
It Is stated that they have now resorted
to Taipmuny method*. njnl are eolonlziug
the eniiMtllneney with rough flo~* - *
sure a majority for Jtfielr fwrty.
Six Detectives Guard
Express on Run
Thursday.
AN ACCOMPLICE
IN BAGGAGE CAR
Plot. Fails to Work and
Train Is Not Molested
in Montana.
Helena. Mont.. Dec. 27.—Unknown
persona have attempted to blackmail
the Northern Pacific railroad for $25.-
000, after the 7 method employed by
Isaac Graven*, who, after a dramatic
escape from the court house, where he
was on trial for the dynamiting of
trains, was finally killed in Governor
Toole’s yard.
The present blackmailers wrote the
railroad that unless $25,000 was forth
oming. the St. Loul#-Burlington ex
press would he dynamited today be
tween Livingston and Billings. In
stead of giving up the money, six de
tectives were placed on the train.
supitosed accomplice was found
In the baggage car. but as he made no
nove, either from fear or failure to
-ommunicate with Ills assistants, he
vhh not molested. N
The train mot with no unusual ex
perience. Little plunder could have
been procured had the train been dyna
mited.
PARENTS SEE BABES
PERISR IN FLAMES
THAT BORN HOME
Weston, W. Va., Dec. 27.—A gas ex
plosion at Heater station last night
burned to death the three youngest
children of Stanley Singleton. They
were U, 11 and » years old, and oc
cupied the room in which the explosion
occurred about two hours after the fam-
hnd retired. It Is supposed the
gas accumulated from a leaky valve.
The parents, with two grown chil
dren, got out of the house safely, but
the three little ones could not be res
cued. and were seen to perish In the
fiame* by the rest of the family, who
were powerless to give them aid, the
room being on fire all over and the
walls falling In.
The house, with all Its contents, was
destroyed, together with other houses
In the village.
THE CENTRAL BANK
& TRUST CORPORATION
OFFERS TO DEPOSIT
ORS EVERY FACILITY
WHICH THEIR BAL-
ANCES, BUSINESS AND
RESPONSIBILITY WAR-
RANT.
31-2 PER CENT COM-
POUND INTEREST PAR)
IN SAVINGS DEPART-
MENT.
CAPITAL - - -
Milwaukee. Win., Dec. 27.—Former Supe
rlsor August Fills, in tile municipal con
yesterday, pleaded guilty to two ludlet-
MAKE IN VES TIG A TION
OE WHOLE TROUBLE,
SAYS GOV. YARD AM AN
Mississippi’s Chief Ex
ecutive Goes to the
Scene of Riots.
to Jim,
named Purvis. He demanded shelter
for the night, hut was so abusive that
Purvis {erased his demand.
The man left In a towering rag4.
Later he returned and set lire to a hay
mow on the property of Levennieyer,
whose place he had mistaken for that
of Purvis. The farmer rushed out to
put out the blaze, found the Intruder
and arrested hint.
Lavemneyer got his horse and start
ed for the Jail, with hi* prisoner riding
behind him. Leberg found a hammer
tied to the saddle and with this he
bent out the brains of the raruter.
Later he rut Lavenmeyer’s throat and
tried to scalp him.
Neighbors, attracted by the light
from the burning hay mow, found the
dead body of Lavenmeyer, and they
captured the slayer. Leberg boasted of
his crime, and declared he had drunk
the blood of his victim. This caused
threats to he mude, and a mob soon
formed, when the prisoner was put in
the Jail.
-hU—
SUICIDE PACT KEPT
B V COUPLE IN PRISON
FINE APPOINTMENT
FOB CARL W, FORI
Mr. Karl W. Fort, a well-known
young Atlantan, has been appointed
Southern Inspector for the Prudential
Life Insurance Company.
While quite a young man, Mr. Fort
has already won his spurs In the-In
surance field, and his value Is evi
denced by the appointment to the Im
portant |s>*t of Southern inspector for
one of the largest insurance eoinpa
nles.
GLA8SBLOWER IS DEAD
FROM HI8 INJURIES.
Mpeclttl hi The Georgian.
Khultunoogu, Tenn., Dec. 27.—Jeff )).
Sugg*, aged 40 years, the glassblower
who was run over while Intoxicated by
a street car, died In the hospital yes
terday. He was single and had rela
tives In Chicago and Winchester, Tenn.
Man and Woman
Drink Acid Before
Guard.
Elmir*. X. Y.. Dec. 27.—While a pris
on guard stood clftse at hand, Bessie
Wells, a prisoner, ami Frank Delaney,
railroad man, who had called on
the woman, kept a suicide pact last
night In the Elmira county Jail- Both
drunk carbolic acid, which Delaney
brought to the prison.
The woman was awaiting sentence
for abducting a girl for evil purpose*.
Delaney, who possessed a power of at
torney for the Wells woman, culled
nt the Jail, stating he wished her to
*l"ti some papers. The warden made
no objection, and detailed u guard to
go with Delaney to the woman's tell.
While the two were talking Delaney
drew a small vial of acid from Ills
pocket, passed It to the woman, anil
she gulped down the contents. Dela
ney then drank from a second bottle
which he drew from Ids pocket. The
guard sprang upon him, but too late.
Delaney fought for u while anti then
collapsed. lit* tiled before a doctor
reached the jail. The woman was found
in a huddled heap on the floor of the
cell, ami died In a few minutes.
SOUTHERN EDUCA TORS
MEET IN MONTGOMER 1
Annual Convention of
Association Thurs
day Evening.
fleers are as follows:
Administration—Edward P. Burns, of
Atlanta. Ga.
Superintendence — Superintendent
Gibson, of Georgia.
Munual Arts—Dr. Johnson, of Mis
sissippi.
Normal Instruction—President Bran
son. of Georgia.
Khlltl Study—Professor Buchner, of
Alabama.
Southern Association of College
Women—President Grace W. Landrum
of Georgia.
Montgomery. Ala.. Dec
gomery ha;
27.—Mont-
der. Governor Jelks, Superintendent
Hill and Secretary Sayre will welcome
the visitors, for whom response will be
made by President G. R. Glenn, of
Dahlonega, and others.
Tomorrow morning will be devoted
to reports of educational progress In
Southern states, to be presented by the
state Nuperlntendents or their repre
sentatives. Friday evening the euu-
III be addressed by President
jf Tulatte University, and
, _..n her gates open In Craighead
Msf.time n. the scores of distinguished. Ml#* Martha Retry, of Georgia.
. , .. k.i,. ui-rtv«xi I The program arranged for Saturday
educators ami others who ha\e atrt\ u moI|1 j nK provides for numerous papers,
for the seventeenth annual convention j among them the following:
of the Southern Kducatlonat Associa
tion. The attendance o
creased by the present*
delegates to the annual convention
Technical Training In Secondary
laltor* Is In- | Schools." President Stephens, of Louis-
., ItlIinv liana; "Some Rural School Problems.’*
Of nun) ralr I Superintendent Jordan, of Arkarnw*:
The High School In the State System.”
the Southern "Association of College | Professor Stewort, of Georgia; "Libra-
Women. \» be held simultaneously with [ ries and Schools.” President Baskette,
the educational meeting. The plain for j l,f ™J^venIng Mrs. Patterson, of
the social entertainment of the visitors, Xorth Carolina. will speak of the work
Is of the most perfect and elaborate * 0 f Ml hool Improvement associations In
character.
The formal opening
al convention takes place this evening
and the session* will continue
the South. an»l President Mullins, of
f the education- \ Kentucky, will deliver an address on
•reek ant) modern Ideals In education.
During the afternoon of each day
.‘rlday and Saturday. President John j session* w ill be held by the several
W. Abercrombie, of the University •>»' department* of the association. These
Ala )tna, will t all the gathering to or- departments and their presiding of-
Low Rates
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TO
Arkansas, Oklahoma,
* Texas,
New Mexico, Missouri,
Kansas and Colorado
w* Birmingham and the
February nu«l March.
Holders of round-trip tickets via lilt in-
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route* we it Memphis to uiaujr points
In ttklahonm. Kansas aud Colorado.
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literature and detailed
S. L. PARROTT,
District Passenger Agertt.
6 N. Pryor St Atlanta.
By W. N. ETHREDGE, JR.
Scooba, Miss., Dec. 27.—At an early
hour this morning all Is quiet around
Scooba, but further developments In
f the trouble which was precipitated
three and one-half miles northeast of
here Tuesday evening are momentarily
expected. All day yesterday the two
Meridian companies and Sullivan's hat
tery were on duty. Late In the after
noon reinforcements under District At
torney J. H. Currie arrived from the
south and about midnight a command
from Macon came down. At 7:3ft o’clock
last night about fifty representative
Kemper citlxens held a conference with
the county and military officials
duty here In the McCaleb house. The
meeting was presided over by Mr. Cur
rie and the situation discussed nt
length. It was the consensus of opin
ion among those assembled, and so ex
pressed, that there Is not a Justice of
the peace in Kemper capacitated to
handle the leaders of the mob who vo
freely dealt death to many Innocent
blacks and Intimidated others. It was
therefore resolved that Circuit Judge
R. F. Cochran should be requested to
l>re»lde at the preliminary trial of the
marauders anil that front him bench
warrants for the parties wanted should
emanate.
Killed and Missing.
Up to this date there are six known
dead In this vicinity unaccounted for
and two wounded, of which number
three are whites. They are ns follow*:
Dead:
DEPUTY JOHN O'BRIEN, white. ^
CALVIN NICHOLSON, black.
ROBERT SIMPSON, black.
ISOM MINNIECK, black.
BILL PATTERSON, black.
JOHN SIMPSON, black.
Reported, but unconfirmed, a negro
Itlld at Dob Bird’s house Injured.
CONDUCTOR J. H. COOPER, white.
HARRISON MINKS, black.
OLIVER EASTLAND, white.
The most authentic story of the trou
ble from the time of its origin up to
the present was related at the citizens’
Indignation meeting last night, by Cap
tain F. D. Carr. His narrative Is sub
sequently given In substance.
Captain Carr's Story.
Following the assault on Conductor
Cooper, a posse was organized Monday
night to search for Tom Simpson, Ills
ussullant. They proceeded to Wnhalak
and from there went out Into the sur
rounding country, finding one dead ne
gro and signs of where another ha-1
been badly dealt with.
Twenty-four hours later Deputy
Sheriff G. M. Alexander, accompanied
by Messrs. Dan Kerr, Hal Byrd. Erne-t
Bryan. M. Stuart. 8. Stuart. John Kln-
ert. F. Beatty, Jim Beatty. Oliver East- j
land and Captain D. F. Carr, renewed
the search for the fugitive Simpson
Calvin Nicholson. In the negro’s shan
ty were seven children, two women and
one man. In uddltfon to Its owner. Ap
parently without provocation or Justi
fication. several of the white men fired
into the hut. Deputy Alexander real
ized at once that the situation was a
critical one and attempted to prevent
further firing. In his efforts he was
Assisted by three other gentlemen, but
they proved powerless, when It came
to saving Nicholson. His companions
were, however, speeded away from the
scene of the .crime and saved.
Nicholson Was Burned,
• In a most brutal manner Nicholson
was killed and his body burned by set
ting fire to his home. It was In this
trouble that Mr. Eastland was slightly
wounded In two places by gunshot
wounds Inflicted by members of the
party he was with.
The spirit of destruction grew
among the mob as they witnessed the
home of Nicholson go up In smoke and
greater grew their determination to
wreak vengeance for Deputy O'Brien’s
death. Before daybreak two other ne
gro residences are known to have been
burned and U was Intimated that more
are dead than have yet been found and
accounted for. Nicholson was known
to the business tuen of Scooba as an
Industrious and harmless farmer. He
had accumulated considerable property
and was known to be thoroughly relia
ble and honest In alt hi* transactions.
His death Is generally deplored and his
murderers are certain to be given the
extent of the law.
Since coming from the county site.
DeKalb. to act as sheriff In the jtlace of
Mr. Tart, who now holds that office, but
Is in another part of the county serv
ing some legal papers. Deputy Alex
ander’s life has been repeatedly threat
ened by the tough element, thgt ha*
caused so much confusion here. Five
armed men called at Ills apartments
Tuesday evening to kill him, and upon
being met by his room-mate and In
formed that he was not In, retreated
und have not been seen.
In summarizing the situation last
night Mr. Currie paid that In Ills o|>ln-
lon the blutne for the slaughter of so
many negroes rested upon three white
men, and they will be taken Into cunto
dy ns soon as possible.
Justice M. Kernel held an Inquest
over the remains of ps'icholson yester
day afternoon, but during the investi
gation did not examine any witnesses,
although there were several presen:,
who. It Is said, were familiar with the
manner In which hls career waa ended.
Other Inquiries will be held tod&y.
Vsrdamsn Got* to 8c«n*.
Governor Vardanian; accompanied by
Adjutant General Arthur Fridge and
the other members of the Jackson mil
itary company, came here from Merid
ian at 11:25 last night. After confer
ring with Colonel S. T. Met'ants. At
torney Curry and several others, he
gave out the following statement be
fore 7 o’clock this morning:
"It was decided that the three Merid
ian commands might safely be allowed j
to return to their homes. They depart- |
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MiMAFy
TONIGHT AT 7:45.
MR. RICHARD
MANSFIELD
/ In Henrik Ibsen's
“Peer Gynt”
Curtain at ^45 P. M.
Pikes: 50c to >2.80} gale now open
Friday nttd .Saturday—Matinee Saturday.
Mesirs. MARTIN h EMERY'S Pi dentation
of Wagner's Festival Piny
PARSIFAL
A Company of 50 Players.
Augmented Orchestra.
Curtains at 2 p. m. and 7:45.
Sale now on.
Monday and Tuotday, Decsmbsr 3\
January 1. Matinee Now Year's Day.
HENRY B. HARRIS Prsssn**
The Biggest Success in An*- «
THE LION
—AND THE
MOUSE
Aw Awmivwn Play of AbHovUnj; In
terest
By CHARLES KLEIN
Second Year In New York
Six Months In Boston
Four Months In Cjikafo
Prices: Night 25c to $2.00.
Matinee 25c to $1.50.
8ALE FRIDAY.
THE BIJOU
Matinee Today and Saturday.
The Musical Comedy Success
"ME, HIM AND L”
WITH
WAT80N, KELLY AND ARLINGTON.
50 PEOPLE—TUNEFUL MUSIC
Next Week:
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BALOWIN-MELVIELE STOCK CO.
Thursday. Friday end Saturday Night**
Friday and Saturday Matins**.
"FATAL WEDDING"
Night Price* 10c, 20c, 3*?, 50c.
Matinee Price* 10c, 20c, jOc.
Next Week:
"THE TWO ORPHANS"
Watch for “Little Lord Fauntltray."
ing the companies fioni other point* In
charge. There seems to be no dangq*
of any serious uprisings Whatever feel
ing there may be In this community
against the negro is due to the atro
cious crime committed In the wounding
»f Conductor Cooper by a lot of drunk-
negroes. 1 shall make a thorough
GEORGIAN ROUTE CARRIERS
REMEMBER ED WIN M\E$S
The heart of Edwin Myers, city cir
culation manager of The Georgian, has
been made to beat a little faster as
the result of Christmas.
On Christmas morning nearly all of
the lift delivery hoys of The Georgian
marched out to the home of Mr. Myers
and presented to him a handsome gold
watch and chain as tokens of the love
and respect they bear for him.
Of course Mr. Myers was happy. Not
■ iso much that, he owned a very fine
J' new gold watch, but because of the
knowledge that (he present brought
with it that the little fellows under hls
control really appreciated hls efforts
and were Ills friends. »
Week of December 24.
SENSATIONAL DRAMA
"FIGHT FOR A MINE”
New Moving Pictures
STRONG VAUDEVILLE
Matin*** Monday. lV*dnwd»A
Thursday and Saturday at S:-0
nlcht at t: IS.
WLIIe Rev. H. OeHm.lv It.
preaching to her d*»’k of Ilo.crt.lt
nil lit. Similiv morning *he •"t" ,
coll.pwil Into « choir. Uc
m a .light alloc* of hc.ni tro.Hn'
I«l-.
L.etur* on StoiMwall Jackaon, Baptist Tabtrnacle, Friday, D*e»-’ t >"
at 8:15 p. m„ by Colon*! Georg* M. Edgar. A discussion of th* chorat.er
career of the groat horo'rrurn tno ntvdpoint of a Southern eold .r tr. «
the theory and art of war by Jackaon himtelf:—an analysis of the
of hie ganiuo, hie daunt to bo ranked at one of the groat captain*
of hiltoH
and a tribute to hi* worth at a man. Admittion 50 cent*,
at Brown A. Alton'* and Elkin-Watson Drug Co.
Tickots on